Assigistob to himself and heylas



G. P. KIZER.

(No Model.)

MAIL BAG.

No. 373.666. Patented-Nov; 22 1887.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS n PETERS. Phomuma mmw. Washinginn, D. c.

UNITED STATES CAREY F. KIZE-R, OF WVESTVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELFAN D HEYLAS D. LOUDENBAOK, OF SAME PLACE.

MAIL-BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 873,666, dated November22, 1887.

Application filed October 3, 1887. Serial No. 251,814. (No model.)

To all 2072,0172 it may concern:

Be it known that I, CAREY FRY Krznn, of Westville, in the county ofChampaign and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Mail-Bags, of which the fol- V lowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the present invention is to provide a means for closingthe mouth of a mail bag orpouch that is most si mple, cheap, rcadil reand easily closed and opened, requiring no straps and but one staple,and which is neat, durable, and most positively secure; and it consistsin the formation and construction of the mouth of the pouch for itsbeing closed and secured,all substantially as will hereinafter morefully appear, and be pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate :0corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the mouth of the pouch shown as open.Fig. 2 is a per spective view of the end of the bag with its mouthclosed and secured, and Fig. 3 is a cross section at the closed mouthonline mm, Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A represents the bag or pouch, its rear side, 13,extending higher than the front side, 0, by an extended flap-piece,D,which is adapted to be folded in aline, as at a,

back from and parallel with its outer edge,and in'a line wit-handopposite to the open edge I) of the front side, 0, and to lie over andoutside of said edge 1), closing the mouth of the bag.

' The rear side, B,of the bag, below the foldingline a of its attachedor extended flap D, and at its corner or near where itjoins the frontside, G, is provided with a staple or yokeshaped stud, E, held in placeupon a metal web or plate, (2, lying upon and riveted to the 0 bag, andin a line below and parallel with the folding-line a of the fiappiece,at the same distance therefrom as the position of the stud E, the rearside, B, is provided with a series of holes, F? F F, at equal distancesapart.

5 ($hown as three in number.) The front side, O, of the bag, at the samedistance below its mouth as the holesFare below the folding line a, andopposite to said holes and the position of the staple E, being providedwith a series of four holes, G G G G*, and the overlapping flap-piece Dat the same distance outside ofits folding-line as the holes F G arebelow some, and in a parallel line thereto, has a series of holes, H H HH, all of said holes being properly hushed or protected by aperturedwebs f 5 5 of sheet metal, &c., riveted or otherwise secured to thematerial of the bag.

The bag constructed as described at its mouth permits, in its closing,the staple to pass through the hole G, as at h, Fig. 1, and the extendedfiap-pieceD to be folded down to overlap the front side, 0, with its onehole nearest its end also lying over the staple, and with the remainingthree holes of each series all in eoincident transverse lines. The mouthof the 6 bag,with its overlapping flap folded down, as described, isthen folded in a longitudinal line, 9', of the bag, midway between thestaple and holes G H and the holes 15 G lfithestaple then lying throughsaid holes. The mouth of 73 the bag is again folded longitudinally ofthe bag at a portion, 9*, midway between holes F G H and holes 13 G Hthe staple also lying through said latter holes, andagain the bag islongitudinally folded at aportion, g, midway 7 between holes F G H andholes F* G H, said staple also lying through said latter holes andprojecting beyond the face of the folded part a sufficient distance toreceive a padlock or other fastening, the said folded portions betweentheir respective holes lying in zigzag lines in relation to each other.

As shown, there are four folding portions of the mouth of the bag, to befolded on three longitudinal lines; but it is understood that the numberof folds may be increased or diminished, as desired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A mail bag orpouch formed of suitable flexible material, provided with a projectingstud or staple and one or more holes at and through its one side nearaudin alineparallel with its mouth, and holes in its other side op 5posite corresponding to and in a line parallel with the line of saidstud or staple and said first-mentioned hole or holes, whereby when thesides of the bag are placed together the said latter-mentioned holeswill lie over and in line with said staple and the first mentioned holeor holes, and when the bag is folded longitudinally between said stapleand holes the staple maybe passed through such coincident holes,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A mail bag or pouch formed of suitable flexible material providedwith a projecting stud or staple and one or more holes at and throughits one side near and in aline parallel with its month, said side of thebag being pro- 10 Vided with an extended flap-piece, D, having holestherein corresponding to and in a line parallel with the line of saidstaple and the first-mentioned hole or holes, the bag having holes inits other side opposite and corre- 15 sponding to and in a line parallelwith theline of said staple and the first-mentioned hole orholes,whereby when the sides of the bag are placed together the saidlatter mentioned holes will lie over the staple and the firstmentionedhole or holes and when said flappiece is folded down its holes will beover the staple and the holes of both sides of the bag, and when the bagis folded longitudinally between said staple and said holes the staplemay be passed through said coincident holes, substantially as and forthe purpose described. CAREY F. KIZER.

Witnesses:

AOHORY 0. SMITH, DAVID LOUDERBAOK.

